From 4 – 14 March 2013 the 1 German - Netherlands Corps conducted Exercise Quick Sword, portraying a Joint Task Force Headquarter as HICON.
During this exercise a forward element of the 1 (German/ Netherlands) Corps was located in Harskamp (NLD) to deal with the complexity and dynamics of the operating environment. An engagement cell portraid the civil aspects of this environment. In this cell the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (German and Netherlands) fulfilled the function of co-organisers, the participating organizations portraid themselves and act as role-players.
During this exercise the 1 (German/ Netherlands) Corps trained 13 + 43 (NLD) Mechanized Brigade, 11 (NLD) Air Maneuver Brigade and German Operational Mentor and Liaison Teams (OMLT) located in Nieuw Millingen (NLD).
In 2012, exercise PEREGRINE SWORD is one of the 1 (GE/NL) Corps’ main efforts. PEREGRINE SWORD will be partly conducted as a Field Training Exercise (FTX) and partly as a Computer Assisted/Command Post Exercise (CAX/CPX) in the vicinity of Wildflecken (DEU). Civil partners will be integrated into the exercise to portray the complex civil and military environment of nowadays conflicts and to train and operationalise the Comprehensive Approach.
The concept of cooperation between civilian & military partners is the most promising approach to dealing with contemporary crisis. We believe cooperation should start before we meet abroad in a crisis and should include all elements of mission preparation, including coomon exercises and training.
Therefore, 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps has initiated COMMON EFFORT. Currently representatives from sixteen National and International Organizations are working together on ways how to improve our cooperation on the operational level.
Cold Challenge 2011 was a Command Field Exercise led by the Norwegian National Joint Headquarter. 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps was invited to participate in the exercise and to act as a Higher Control Land Component Command (HICON LCC) for the Primary Training Audience (PTA). HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps was also asked to reinforce the Directing Staff (DISTAFF) in Norway. In total about 4.500 soldiers, mainly representatives from Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden, participated in the exercise. Cold Challenge took place in northern Norway (NOR Brigade North, DISTAFF and CP 43 Mechanized Brigade), the Netherlands (CP 11 Airmobile Brigade) and Germany (CP 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps). Once again, 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps showed its capability to train brigade-sized units within a comprehensive approach scenario in a multinational environment.
Nemesis Sword is the second exercise of the 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps since its deployment to Afghanistan and return in March 2010. The 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps is also able to act as a trainer for divisions or brigade-sized units.
The Command Post exercise (CPX) Nemesis Sword is a perfect example of that capability. From 18 to 31 October 2010, about 2,500 participants will sharpen their skills on a combined and joint UN-mandated, NATO-led, expeditionary Peace Support Operation (PSO).
From 7 through to 22 June, a major international exercise took place in Wildflecken, Germany. During the exercise, the headquarters of 1 (GE/NL) Corps (1GNC) trained German, Dutch and Norwegian units. The HQ, parts of which have been deployed several times to the ISAF HQ in Kabul, trained the 1 (GE) Division from Hanover in preparation of its deployment as HQ Regional Command North within ISAF in 2011. An excellent opportunity for the experts from 1 GNC to share with their German partners the many lessons learned and experiences gained with ISAF’s comprehensive approach.
This HQ intended to exercise the Corps Staff (maximum of 350 pax) in a Command Post Exercise (CPX) in a generic Crisis Response Operation scenario, in a Combined Joint Force environment.The actual exercise last seven days and the daily schedule was an ‘extended day shift’ (12 hours) with a shift update in the morning. Individual training (Academics dedicated to CRO Operations) prior to the CPX was conducted in 3 days in September 2008.
HQ 1 (GE/NL) Corps participated in Exercise STEADFAST JAW at Camp Trauen in Germany from 05 to 14 December 2007.Exercise STEADFAST JAW is a CPX with HQ 1 (GE/NL) Corps as a part of the Primary Training Audience (PTA) in its role as HQ Land Component Command NATO Response Force (HQ LCC NRF) rotation 10.
HQ 1(GE/NL) Corps was the HQ LCC NRF-10 in the period 01-01-08 till 30-06-08.
Ex KINDRED SWORD 2007 was a Joint and combined CPX will be conducted from 07-24 May 2007. The setting was an UN-mandated, NATO-led, Out-of-Area Operation within the full mission spectrum of NRF mission. The exercise was held at the Military Training Area Lehnin, Germany.
The overall aim of the exercise was to train planning and conducting operations in a scenario covering the NRF mission spectrum within a ‘’Joint Environment’’. Ex KS 07 was connected as much as possible with exercises NOBLE MARINER (MCC) and NOBLE AWARD (ACC).
Train assigned and affiliated formations and units of 1 (GE/NL) Corps, which was the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command (CJFLCC), in the full mission spectrum (low, medium and high intensity conflicts), in order to maintain operational capabilities.
Exercise JOINT SWORD was one of two main exercises of 1 (GE/NL) Corps in its CJFLCC role in 2006. It is linked to PEACE RIDER 1-2006, which will be the OPP phase for JOINT SWORD. It was also be linked to the second main exercise JAGGED SWORD 2006, which was an FTX in the Netherlands.
Purpose of the exercise Jagged Sword was to train HQ 1 (GE/NL) Corps in deployment and conducting crisis response operations using a reach-back concept and to train a Danish Division and 77 NLD Engineer Brigade as Field HQs in planning and conducting a crisis response operation with the full mission spectrum (“three block operations”) in a joint environment.
Exercise JAGGED SWORD was the second of two main exercises of 1 (GE/NL) Corps in its CJF LCC role in 2006.
Exercise Iron Sword in Norway was a large-scale, international deployment and Field Training Exercise.The overall aim of this exercise was to train the core of NRF-4 in operations such as show of force, Crisis-Response Operations, Counter-Terrorism, Support Operations and Non-combatant Evacuation Operations.Iron Sword was one of the largest NATO exercises in 2005.
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